However the new planes will feature an additional eight seats per aircraft – fitting a total of 197 passengers – and the redesigned seats will allocate more legroom and increase the seat pitch from 30 to 31 inches.

According to The Telegraph, the new design is a deliberate, timesaving tactic – and the airline ditched seatback pockets back in 2004.

A Ryanair spokesperson said this allows the airline to “maintain [an] industry-leading 25-minute turnaround and reduce cleaning costs".